tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post4795176723477639699..comments2024-03-29T12:59:00.612+05:30Comments on Jabberwock: Artists and dabblers: thoughts on Amit Chaudhuri’s The ImmortalsJabberwockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-3611320391781213002009-05-08T13:50:00.000+05:302009-05-08T13:50:00.000+05:30I've liked his earlier writing. This book seems fu...I've liked his earlier writing. This book seems full of possibilities:)dipalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01070862196307376073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-15744207863521157072009-04-30T18:15:00.000+05:302009-04-30T18:15:00.000+05:30Aravind: on balance I'd say I admired it more than...Aravind: on balance I'd say I admired it more than I liked it. But as I wrote in the post, my feelings about the book were undoubtedly influenced by my personal situation at the time of reading it - not having much leisurely reading time on hand, concentration being limited, etc. (This is of course true for one's reactions to <I>any</I> book or film, but it just felt a little more true for this one.) I'm sufficiently motivated to want to read it again sometime.Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-3673869545971459872009-04-30T17:42:00.000+05:302009-04-30T17:42:00.000+05:30Jai,
I'm confused. Do you like this book or not? C...Jai,<br />I'm confused. Do you like this book or not? Cheers,<br />A.AAravind Adigahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04740612377452199520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-60747736438659172532009-04-27T16:41:00.000+05:302009-04-27T16:41:00.000+05:30Hi Jai,
I have been a follower of your blog for a...Hi Jai,<br /><br />I have been a follower of your blog for a long time and have largely not posted any comments. <br /><br />However a lot of my reading has been influenced by your reviews (i would never have picked up say a Koji Suzuki at an airport if you had not mentioned him).<br /><br />I have now saved up some money and intend to do some major book purchases and look to your good taste for guidance. (i know we should all evolve our own tastes :-)<br /><br />Can you pls reco me some 10-15 books which have fundamentally influenced you. I mean those rare books which profoundly moved you and is perhaps must-reading. <br /><br />I will understand if you mind sharing that (these can be very personal) but if not too much, can you pls oblige.<br /><br />Thanks<br />Abhijat<br />(abhijatm@yahoo.com)Abhijathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16522308074887836145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-34180228849529420702009-04-24T20:01:00.000+05:302009-04-24T20:01:00.000+05:30Yes, I'm in a similar phase. But it gets problemat...Yes, I'm in a similar phase. But it gets problematic when you're working on the books beat and occasionally saying yes when asked to review a heavier book - never quite sure whether it's possible to do justice to that sort of book given the frame of mind you're in.<br /><br />I can completely see why so many literary journalists start exploring other beats after a few years.Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-56175530517835132562009-04-24T18:53:00.000+05:302009-04-24T18:53:00.000+05:30I sometimes don't understand what triggers one's r...I sometimes don't understand what triggers one's reading choices in particular phases - for instance, I'm right now on this trip where I'm reading all and any hard-boiled private eye type fiction that I can lay my hands on, and I found some heavier stuff really hard to go through simply because it didn't read like a fast-paced mystery!aandthirtyeightshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00644980602293705853noreply@blogger.com